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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
A DOG WITH STYLE ABOUT HIM.
But a Shameful Dog For All That.

New York, April 23.-A woman's pet by
nature is a child; woman's pet by fash
ion is dog. When the fashions of to-day
were as yet in their archaic forms-in those
same unenhghtened days when crinolines
and sandaled slippers made all womankind
like n prophetic foreshadowing of the mod
ern ballet, popular tastes ran toward
poodles. To have a poodle as entirely
hirsute as nature intended him to be was
stylish enough but TO have a poodle with
his mind quarters and his legs shaved was TO
be distinctly chic. There was just that fine
difference between them that there is be-
tween the Fedora of Fanny Davenport and
the Fedora Of the great Sarah. Fashion re-
peats itself. Not week ago, while walking
up Fifth avenue | saw a handsome girl,
well dressed, well bred, well looking, and
beside her tripped a shaven black poodle.
Poor dog The sweetness and light had all
gone ont Of his life. Ills hang-dog look of
shame would have melted Rhadamanthus.
1t would not have been so bad If he had
been entirely clipped, on if even one-half OF
him had been shaved, leaving his waving
locks about his abashed countenance; so
that, ostrich like, his head covered, he could
have overlooked the rest. But no, this was
not quite chic enough, if you please Dear
Fido was clipped in fancy shapes like the
yow trees at Versailles He had little anklets
OF hair, like a canine form OF Nautch girls,
and on the end of his tail, which absently
sawed the superambient ether, sudden
volcanic oitburst of bushy curls, sort of
black Roman candle, dunlbly testified TO
"what might have been" This was left as
an exhibition crop. H. proved his mettle,
being, in short, the crop de grace 10 any
doubts which might exist as to his authenti-
city as a genuine black poodle His reputa-
ton as curio among dogs rested on the
palm like exuberance Of that waving tuft.
II was the strawberry mark on his left
arm which fixed his position among black
poodles Despite this, his expression was
one Of shame and embarrassment He was
a living example Of the discomforts Of those
who have greatness thrust upon them. 1t is
q sad thing 10 have 10 play the part of
Brutus against your will.
BETSY O'DOWD
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FASHION IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Somo of the Novel Ways in Which
Flowers are Used

Somo of the Novel Ways in Which
Flowers are Used.
New York, April 23.--The other day a
lady gave n luncheon and went to a forist's
to order some flowers for the table. Ii was
just before Easter, and she found it almost
impossible to obtain the flowers she sought,
or, in fact, any at all. "They are hall hen
gagged for Heaster," she was told but when
in place Of cut flowers the man suggested
that "mebhe yer have some potted plants hat
'ome you could ave. she felt her heart
growing lighter. The man further informed
her that growing plants were fashionable for
table decoration. and so pleased was she
with the idea that she resolved to start a
fashion Of her own. In the centre of the
table she placed rumpled scarf of pale
pink Chinese silk III the centre of that pot
in which grew some carnation pinks. To
cover the plain terra Gotta pot she made q
veritable petticoat of pale green silk plated
at the top, which fitted exactly around the
edge of the flower pot and hung down to the
table. AT the four corners of the scarf
were smaller flower pots, each filed with
some different variety of growing plant.
Some pansies had O sillIen cover of lavender
a tall white hyacinth one Of pale pink, a
yellow jouquil of blue and blue hyacinth
of n yellow silk drapery. These were some
plants that usually stood in Il sunny window
of her library, and here they were doing
the grand at feast. Everybody present
congratulated the hostess on her beautiful
and novel table decoration, not knowing that
it would never have been but for the fact
that all other flowers were engaged for
Easter. | suppose many fashion is started
just this way. Necessity is truly the mother
of invention.
Speaking of novel ways of using flowers,
Mrs. Hicks-Lord is celebrated, and Justly So
for her beautiful arrangement OF flowers,
which she seems really to love- At her re
ceptions one sees on the top of an ebony
cabinet perhaps fifty beautiful tiny cut glass
vases. Some are Bohemian; some of the
rarest Venetian glass, with heavy gliding,
but all are beautiful and costly. Each glass
holds three or four blossoms of mignonette,
and the effect is enchanting. 1t seems to
give a new beauty to the flower, because it is
not brought into close proximity with Others
and more delightful than all comes the de
licious odor, unadulternted, filing the air
with the perfume, increased hundred fold.
On table are as many moro OF these tiny
vases, each holding one or two Bonzaline
roses, all by themselves while the mantel is
adorned with yellow jonquils similarly ar
ranged. The beauty and effectiveness of
this arrangement are wonderful. Each
flower Is seen TO advantage, gives forth its
own individual perfume and remains with
out whiting far longer than if the flowers
were Nassed together, half hidden, as is the
case in huge baskets of flowers AS for
potted plants, Mrs. Hicks-Lord has a stand
Of a2aleas that are perfection in the manner
in which they arranged. They are a study
in color. EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.
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that after had reported this to the post
master the young man was immediately dis
charged. IL was then learned that he was
an eX-conVict and has since been arrested
for burglary and is now serving his time.
My experience teaches me that the majority
OF post office employees are strictly honest,
but once in while black sheep will stray
into the flock, and sometimes before he is
detected he may do great deal Of harm.
In October, 1881, | received information
from Mr.. Pearson that complaints had been
made to him that several banking houses
were receiving registered letters containing
only a portion of the original amounts of
money said TO be inclosed. An investigation
developed the fact that a clerk in the dc
partment was spending a great deal OF
money | had him watched while in The
Office, but could getno evidence against him
he telegraphed to the office one morning
that he was i'll and could not come over. As
soon as this was reported TO me proceeded
over TO Brooklyn to where this young man
resided. He was not at home l learned
from the servant girl that he had gone 60
drive with the young lady he was engaged
to. After long search | discovered whore
he hired his team aud learned from the man
who kept the livery stable that he spent
some $50 per month for carriage hire That
night when the young man returned from
his drive | arrested him and he confessed to
me that he had stolen about 5000 in sums
from $40 upward. These depredations had
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Bernardino sighed. He had thought all
along that art was enough. But to need
fortune at the outset, that was very hard.
IF you were only in Rome, now, instead
OF IN Florence, you might, as helper to
some sculptor, support yourself There is
no other way. But here in Florence, even
that IS impossible said an old wrinkled and
grlzzled dealer in bronzeS and marbles.
"Altro !" cried a strong voice in disgust.
WHO dares speak such vile SANDER
against Florence, the very mother of art !!
When has she ever denied her artists liv-
ingT
shop, staring at the newcomer. "Tornello-
the SCULPTOR
There was blaze of mingled contempt
and anger in Tornello's eyes and a curl of
scorn on his lips. He did not wait for an
answer, but placed one hand upon Bernar-
dino's shoulder and looked straight into the
boys eyes, first wonderingly and then ten
derly.
Don't let them discourage you with their
idle croaking, J." he said "If you have any
instinct of art, you need have no fear. What
can you dog
Il can cut leaves and flowers and vines out
OF stone, and can make them as much like
life as those in the churches"
Tornello smiled, but restrained himself
when he saw tendency to laughter to those
about him. The boys frankness pleased
him 1t took him back to the sweet old
days when he, too, had faith in himself
"COme with me-" he said, "and tomorrow
you shall do some vines and leaves and
flowers for me-
So they went away together.
MAKE me a wreath out of this said
Tornello, touching block of flawless mar
bic. MAKE me wreath of either ivy OF
laurel"
But the boy, loving the lilies best, plead
ed that his first work for TOrnello might be
fashioned after them. His entreaties pre-
vailed and he had his way. Down in the
meadows, along the Alno, he wandered,
gathering great quantities of the lovely
flowers which he held 50 dear Carrying
them home, he made the most perfect ones
into a wreath, and then carefully studying
them began the delightful task of reprOduc-
ing them in stone. Tornello, deeming such
a course best, left the boy to himself until
his work was done.
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POST OFFICE ROBBERS.
EX-INSPECTOR NEWOOTGE TELLS
HOW FRAUDS ARE DETECTED.

A City Under q Roo-A View of the
Interior-How It's Two Thousand EN-
ployes Are Kept Busy dow the Malls
Are Robbed-S Some Interesting Incl
dents - How Confldtng Immigrants
Are Defrauded.
New York, April 23.-Ths New York
post office building is at the junction of
Broadway and Park row. It is massive
structure and being thus prominently sill
uated it becomes an object Of Interest to all
visitors to the lower part of Broadway.
From the time Mr.. Pearson, tho present
postmaster, first cutcred the office as a su-
perintendent the service in the Now York
Office commenced to improve, and being
backed by his chief, Dir. danes, he uearthed
many grave irregularities. It's largely due
to his untiring exertions thai the office to-
day ranks the highest and gives its patrons
by far the best service of any post office in
the United States.
As you enter the post Office building from
the front you tind yourself III the lobby q
thoroughfare extending from the Broadway
side around the front to Park row At oLe
time it was a great field for the pickpocket
and the confidence man. This latteN class
would meet the unwary visitor from the
rural districts and FIRST forcing an acqunint-
ance in some mysterious way would inter
est the countrynian in some scheme These
schemes would all end alike; the man from
out of town, in his eagerness to obtain a
great sum OF money on q small investment,
would invariably be swindled ont of all his
ready money, and if he left his new-made
friend with clothes enough to make himself
presentable on the street he would be ex-
tremelv fortunate.
In 1881 Detective L. A. Newcome was
appointed by Postmaster General James as
a Post Office Inspector in charge of the New
York division, and one of his first acts was
to rid the lobby of this class OF rascals. As
the people who had been defrauded refused
to make complaints for fear their fricndsa a.
home would learn through the press thai
they had been SO easily duped, none of the
confidence operators We're ever arrested.
But on one or more occasions being seen in
the lobby they We're ordered out, and not
Obeying Immediately they were elected
Mr.. Newcome's great criminal acquaintance
served him in this particular and these men,
soon learning how they wo,,ld be treated il
discovered in the lobby, finally disappeared.
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Detective l.. A. Newcome, late Inspector
Of the New York post office, being ques-
toned by the writer as 70 The integrity OF its
vast force Of employees, said:
in The general post Office and its branches
there are over 1000 employees. Some Of
these men have been IN the service great
mnny years, but most Of them are new men
admitted under the civil service law. While
under thsrulen great many good men have
been obtained for The portal service still
there A. an opening through which unscru.
pulou1 men can gain nfiniitt0nee About
two years ngOA tough character paesei the
civil serYine examination and received his
appointment FifNia detailed 30 tlie regis
tered letter department. lia had bnon la tho
ncfvlce only about n week wnen. IN a saloon
in knrick street. be- was overheard by one
nl ny men w say that ho only ~unt lnf0 ihc
IoA Office ~ flfal end ae had a0l INTO Ill
rcglficfed letter department. where eolna
nny hr would astotish He boys W naAAlnr
q hly lmrl ~ d fmfi'al1s neesiiati sa itri4
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y
The next morning when Bernardino en-
tered the studio, the marble woman. the
now famous Queen of the Lilies. seemed to
smile down upon him from her pedestal. A
second glance disclosed to him that her hair.
eyes and lips, all of which had been color
less marble the night before, were now full
of the color Of life. He touched her hand,
and her fingers, all warm and trembling,
closed over his. Thrilled and stirred, in a
way that was new and bewidering TO him.
he raised her beautiful hand TO his lips.
Then the woman stepped down from the
pedestal and knelt at his feet. The wreath
of lilies caught in her drapery, and, falling
as she knelt, was broken in two. Her
fingers were still clasped about his hand.
and pulling him forward until his face was
on a level with hers she raised her lips and
kissed him.
II am the lily queen," she said. ''She
who came TO YOU in a dream, imploring you
TO release her from the marble block which
held her imprisoned in the northern noun
tains. You have made me woman once
more, and. rs a reward, am all yours"
He believed her, and they were married
Many who saw her also believed, but many
more doubted At last all but Tornello
swore that she was only the lovely wanton
from the Roman wine room, who made a
ladder Of Bernardinos fancy by which she
climbed into better life Toruello never
would believe this and Bernardino never
knew that il was said. Yet. when he met
her, all his art died within him and love
came in its place.
Years aiterward when he was dead,
they placed his broken wreath Of lilies on
his tomb.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
ESTABLISHED 1850.
y. III, EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
THE BRIDGE OF YEARS.

From manhood's isle of duty
10 boyhood's land of beauty
,oet bridge stretches DER the river Time.
Vet weary signing mortals
NAV enter not its portals,
AVID cross again to youths departed prime.
Above the vapory arches
4 spirit-army marches,
rvents tliat lilledThe distant long. ago;
.ost chances hopes and gladness,
Wrapt in a mist of sadness,
IN spectral throngs are moving 10 ana fro.
'Tis strewn with many token
OF ties forever broken,
Still dreams of love and friendship gone for aye
Assume their wonted spendor,
When longings sweet and tender,
Across the mystic structure tondly stray.
nv There. in the far-off spaces,
Rise half-foTgOtten faces,
And peer from out the dim aconian past.
sad voices, too, seem calling,
Their plaintjve echoes falling
TTpou the SOUL with sorrows gloom oercast.
Oh! faded joys and pleasures!
Iifes early golden treasures
Come back to ME from chlldhoods sunny shore.
Return on wings of tleetness,
With all your od-time sweetness,
And glad my spirit as in days OF yore.
Alas in visions only,
Mid hours of musings lonely,
Youth's by-gone happiness to us appears.
In vain the hearts sad yearning
Yet Memory's beacon burning
Cleans brightly DER the mystic Bridge of Years.
j. AMBROSE DOYLE.
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PRICE S1O A YEAR,
/ 5 CENTS A COPY. (
CONFINEMENT.


Yes, always a cripple. my child,
And always confined to my chair,
No, l cannot remember the time
When | hadn't this burden to bear.
You ask me what makes me so bright.
Tho Time DER my forehead has dung
His mantle all ashen and grays
Well, you see that my heart is still young.
Am lonesome? No, never. My friends
Are faithful, and come at my call
Who are they? Earths rarest and best:
They troop here from hut and FROM han.
My room it is empSy and poor
And the skies they are dark here, you say?
Do l mind it: No child not bit,
For I've been in Venice all day;
In gondola glided all day
Up and down between storied Old walls;
Glided under the grim Bridge Of signs.
And heard every gray ghost that calls.
"In Venices You! crippled, and still
Tied down to that ugly old chairy"
Yes my child, Fate can't bind down my thougns
That's as free as the birds of the air.
II transports me wherever will.
Thank God, in my mind touch hands ii
With my fellows oil over the earth,
My brothers in far distant lands. III
But talk Of strange countries, as one III
Who knows how each famous spot looks; II
Well, why not? Don't go everywhere, Vi
And see everyhody-in books. M. y. n
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BETSY O'DowD
DEATH IN THE AIR.
How People Die by Inhalation Just
After Gunpowder Explosion.


After 6 Gunpowder Explosion.
From ihe Manchester Union.
Last September party of excursionists
went on o steamer from Glasgow to witness
the effect Of certain large blasting opera
tions which were to take place on Loeb
Fyne. In the blast six and one-half tons of
gunpowder were exploded, and after IL wes
over the excuIsionists went Oh shore TO look
Gt the effect of the shock. In short time
many Of them were seized with faintness,
six OF them died almost Immediately, one
died shortly afterward, aud five were made
very sick, but eventually recovered The
results OF the scionliilc inquest which fol
lowed this sad affair brought out the fact
that the mischief waa probably due 30 car
DOnic oxide, OF which II was calculated 4tS
pounds could be generated by an explosion
of the quantity OF gunpowder named above,
an amount which at tho ordinary tempera-
ture and pressure would occupy q space of
G,333 cubic feet. This would be sufficient to
Vitintc 100 times as many cubic feet OF air
But I'm the presence OF carbonic anhydfde,
Of which the explosion would generate 3,5l5
POUNDS 70 would render 10000 cubic feet
- cir fatal 20 human lifo. The symptoms
of thoae who suffered or diod agreed 10 those
attributed tO poisoning by carbonic anhy-
bride, and Il is aaid TINT The blood Of ono OF
fha deceased wa ~ llunified after death that
Il flowed through the cofin.
The Incident h noteworthy from ths fact
Tint probably not one person Ia l0O01
would SUPPOSE that there haa the least dau.
gcl ~ be upprcheniod from gulig fo tip
spQi where d great blast M guupoNdef lilid
befn fred, lun0iiaiely after the expianlsal.
and when all outward appearances ~ dan
Vcr hnd rae'fA awsy
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covered period Of over three months. The
young rlan was the only son of n distin-
%uished clergyman. He had been taught to
do what 1vas right. but on one occasion he
had found lester unsealed containing mo
ney The temptation was too great: he
could otwthstand it and he helped himself
TO half Of its contents, $40 Although a
serious case an affair connected with 1t is
rather laughable. When this youag man
was being conveyed to the prison handcuffed
to n Deputy Sheriff in the depot he met al,
old school chum who had not heard of his
arrest On inqiiring why he Was hand
cuhed the young man replied: why, didn't
you know | was detectvef | am, and am
taking this man to the pententiary Good
bye and thus they separated 1t is seldom
as before stated, that q depreciation occurs
in the registry department Extra precau-
uious are taken here. A great many losses
and delay, of mail ITtrtteY are chargenhla to
the fact that the parties mailing are not
particular as to the address, consequently
the letter goes astray, and then before it is
found it goes through so many hands that if
some OF the contents are missing it is very
hard work to locate the depredator Often
times complaints are made to the post office
of losses of letters when the fault is not
chargeable to the post office, but to the fact
that some dishonest messenger boy or clerk
il tampering with the mail in the very Office
the complaint proceeds from I have on
record a great many cases of this kind, and
the hardworked but honest post office clerk
is under suspicion until the real culprit is
found.
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|noe'n,w fright, handsome face. so voupo IN
|Ys anJ 'i'l delicate: his great, frnnk brown
ale and ,, ls' letty hair; his exquisite
|nl M. I'. graceful carriage, aud. more tinn
|frhln ilt smile and musical voice won
pnala m. "sliuIation and attention. nnd ,o
p. 0i,i. way easier No one refused him
|dT.l o,.ii W wanted IN the wu, uf food and
fleb I'M, -. iellher was he refused "a place to
ne'f Il, r..,''ei el'eii be talked of sustaining him.
iAw a'...',s p. the little hr know about nrt
ryan i hlm Not derlaiyely. but
OH aI,.".l uud out OF piiy
hanuf ~ wa hln, Was lhp oaas.st of nii
'ail. ,..a living To mike af nay ih,y
''.' have fortune 40 siait nlui
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interesting clippings from the press all over
the country. In the New York office the
most of the arrests have been made from
the branches; these depredatiuns We're
mostlyeon ordinary mail matter,
HENRY JAMES.
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Eastern Political Boss-Sinco I've been In
Omaha I've seen house building and other
work going on on Sunday.
Omaha Man-Yes. II can't bo helped.
But Libraries and places OF amusement
nrc open on Sunday too
"Yes Isn't Il 80 in tlc Eastf'
ono, siroe We don't allow H. II inter
lcres too much with the saloons. s."-Omaha
Worth
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A police magifrats has refused % believe
Tint man can livn next door - saloon
and never enter a. Why, men have been
known ~ iiYo meat door ~ q church and
neyo enter h. -~fhaadeiIihfa A0rfh Ameri.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-15
duced into Maine TO any great extent.

duced into Maine to any great extent,
although . sou OF bis, called Derey
GOlddus, /. owned by Mr. Grant. OF
York. Maine. lie is the sire OF Arthur,
2;26i. and there is also a stallion called
Pilot Golddus,, Of whom We know but
little We have no doub, tina, II the de-
scendants Of Golddus,. with their fne
size, grea, style, and ,ro,iins instincts,
should once ge, a foO,hold on Maine
soil. they would prove valuable aeqi'i.
ton TO our already superior stock OF road
and ,ro,,ing horses.
Andrews & Thayer. Of Norway. have
lately sold four nice horses - three TO
Portland parties ard one to a Boston
party.
VIM. J. Wheeler has recently boush,
a likely six-yssr-old horse Of a Mr. Cur
lie. Of wo, Paris. lie Was 80, by En-
peror. 2i29i. MAx.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-15
For the OXFORD pExoc,Ar
TEMPEST TOSSED.
nv MRS GERTRUDE WHITMAN

The brave ships ight With the storm 10 night,
And down on the wave washed shore
1 walk alone In the deepening gloom
And list to the breakers roar.
%, what do they say. as they toss the spray
Var up on the rccktng ssnif
Tia q challenge rough. 10 the frovnlng bluns,
That dark and spectral strand.
And It's oh. shipi brave shipi
Out on the painless SEA.
Through the billo-s' surge, and the ,empess'
roar
bringing my lover to me.
The Wild waves beat. close. close 10 my feet
Win sulien angry roar
ON the shingiy reach of the vind.s~ept beact
As the tide rolls In once more.
Pray heaven "a. night. that I'LL morning light
Ny lovers ship may sail
safe from the shocks OF hidden rocks.
And weather this midnight gale.
And its oh. shipi brave shipl
Tossed on the raging seA,
The night IL blAfk. and the storm IL uild,
And the beacon you cannot see.
Though the lightning cash. and the ,hunds'
Ipsee the dssoiats shore.
Nav zee his sail IN the morning pale
And my lover safe once more.
| Tor what n grave beneath the wave
should be hls fate tonight.
| Nv heart II would nll with deathly chill
And break with the morning light.
And tie oh, shipi brave shipi
| stanch and true you mustb Be.
| Turi every saii. and out ride the gale
And bring my lover 10 me-